Live blog recap: Detroit Tigers can't get offense going against New York Yankees in 6-2 loss

View full sizeAP PhotoDetroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer took the loss Sunday while giving up three runs and seven walks in 4 2/3 innings.

YANKEES 6, TIGERS 2

BOT 9th

4:20 p.m.: David Robertson finishes off the Tigers with a 1-2-3 inning. Detroit manages only four hits today.

BOT 8th

4:05 p.m.: Jones hits a solo shot off Balester to extend the lead. Jones had entered the game after Swisher left with an apparent leg injury.TOP 8th

4:00 p.m.: Worth works out a walk, but that's all the Tigers get. Sabathia continues to dominate.BOT 7th

3:51 p.m.: Cano's sacrifice fly brings home another run. Balester gets out of the inning, the Yankees get some insurance runs.3:48 p.m.: The Yankees score when Chris Stewart led off with a base-hit and came around to score on a fielder's choice. Rodriguez hit it to Santiago at shortstop, and Stewart managed to slide under the tag. Manager Jim Leyland argued the call, but video replay shows it was a good one. Putkonen is out of the game, and in comes Balester.TOP 7th

3:32 p.m.: Sabathia retires the Tigers in order, easily going through the bottom half of the lineup.BOT 6th

3:26 p.m.: Putkonen works out of another bases-loaded jam. He created this one after allowing singles to Cano and Jones and walking Ibanez. But he got Chavez to ground out to end the threat, and the Yankees continue to leave runners on base. The Tigers are giving themselves a chance to win despite all the walks and base runners.TOP 6th

3:06 p.m.: Cabrera doubles home Brennan Boesch from first base to cut the lead.BOT 5th

2:58 p.m.: Putkonen begins his career by getting Granderson to ground out to end the inning.2:55 p.m.: Scherzer's day is done after 119 pitches. He leaves after Jeter's infield single loads the bases and finishes with seven walks. In comes Luke Putkonen to make his major league debut.TOP 5th

2:43 p.m.: Gerald Laird works out a two-out walk, but other than that, the Tigers can't get anything going against Sabathia.BOT 4th

2:30 p.m.: Granderson hits a solo shot to extend the lead, and it comes after a great effort from Jackson to nearly rob the homer.TOP 4th

2:23 p.m.: Prince Fielder cranks out a solo shot into the second deck of Yankee Stadium. He did not miss a hanging curveball from Sabathia.BOT 3rd

2:17 p.m.: Scherzer tosses a scoreless inning, but is up to 78 pitches after three innings. Collin Balester was warming up in the bullpen.2:12 p.m.: Nick Swisher left the game due to injury after taking a walk from Scherzer, who now has five for the game. Andruw Jones comes in to pinch run.TOP 3rd

2:06 p.m.: Sabathia is dealing right now, retiring the side once again. Through three innings, he has five strikeouts.

BOT 2nd

1:57 p.m.: Rodriguez's infield hit -- the second of the inning -- brings home another run. Scherzer strikes out Cano to end the inning, but his pitch count is up, and the damage is done.1:54 p.m.: Scherzer walks home a run, issuing a free pass to Granderson for his fourth walk.1:51 p.m.: Scherzer walks a third batter, Raul Ibanez, and the Yankees load the bases with two out on two ground-ball singles.TOP 2nd

1:41 p.m.: Sabathia is up to four strikeouts after fanning Ryan Raburn and Ramon Santiago to get the Tigers in order.BOT 1st

1:32 p.m.: Max Scherzer issued walks to Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, but escaped trouble by getting Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira to ground out. Anyone else surprised Curtis Granderson was asked to sacrifice bunt and give up an out? With a powerful lineup, do the Yankees really need to do that early in the game?TOP 1st

1:16 p.m.: Brennan Boesch hit a one-out double, but CC Sabathia came back to get Miguel Cabrera to ground out and strike out Prince Fielder. Sabathia struck out Austin Jackson to start the game.PREGAME

With their five-game losing streak over and done with, the Tigers send Max Scherzer to the hill against the Yankees on getaway day.

Scherzer lost in his last start and has an 8.24 ERA. He'll face the Yankees' CC Sabathia.

The Tigers will start a third different left fielder in as many days, with Ryan Raburn getting the nod in place of Delmon Young, who was placed on the restricted list.